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    Now is when McCoy's contract bites us in the butt

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    Badol knew this while they were looking for pens to sign this contract.Is he still "wrong?" :)

    I don't think(?) I ever said he was wrong. I have enjoyed having McCoy around. The only place I might have disagreed is that I seem to think he's still a better player than badol. But this is the 2nd year in a row that injuries have taken a big bite out of his production. So it's hard to argue the notion we're living on very expensive borrowed time with this guy.

    Now is when McCoy's contract bites us in the butt

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    You do realize that every NFL team, at least every competitive NFL team, will spend right up to the cap each and every year, correct? And each and every year those same teams will rework contracts and make moves to keep the team operating right at the limit of the cap. That's the only way to build competitive rosters in the modern NFL. There will NEVER be a year where a contending team also has 20+ million in cap room during the season, that's just not the reality of the modern NFL.

     

    So, knowing that, how do you determine which adjective to assign the Bills' cap situation? Yes, they are currently projected to be over the cap (by less than a million), but that is meaningless because everyone knows that they will free up 12+ million in cap room with one move alone. So, does 12 million under the cap make you feel better about the Bills' cap situation? I'd say taking comfort in that number is as silly as fretting over the Bills being one million over the cap right now. Why? Because the cap is fluid. It changes (and increases) regularly, players get moved, new players come in, the draft keeps labor cheap for 4 (sometimes 5) years -- all of which gives NFL teams the necessary tools to keep their rosters out of "cap jail".

     

    I'm curious what cap figure would make you comfortable, especially considering the Bills are always going to be right up against the cap by the time the season kicks off... it's not going to change unless they're massively rebuilding -- which they most assuredly will NOT be doing this coming off season.

    oh brother.

     

    yes, i understand good teams spend to the cap...and that it goes up. but i also know if we're going got cut a bunch of guys to clear space we need to sign a bunch to replace them. especially since several of them are starters. i can't tell you exactly how much space we'll need, because I don't know who's available that might help us.

     

    but if we're cutting mario to (hopefully) re-sign glenn and incognito, that doesn't leave much to play with. and we'll still need a safety, DT, kicker, linebacker...not to mention another good WR.

     

    Muhammed Wilkerson would be a HUGE get for this defense, but we have no shot at him. whaley all but confirmed it today. I'm not saying we could have gotten him wioth mccoy's money...i know it wouldn't be enough. but it would have helped. it might have gotten us close enough to make it realistic

     

    and as badol mentioned, the problem only gets worse next year. i'd like to keep gilmore around after next season. and if, god forbid, we should win 10 or 11 games, how are we going to pay taylor?

     

    you can deny its a problem if you want, but that doesn't change the fact that it limits what we can do to make the team better. and that's disappointing because i don't think we're far off.

    Now is when McCoy's contract bites us in the butt

    in The Stadium Wall Archives

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    Sorry, youre wrong. All moves must be made today. As OP so clearly puts it: "NOW" is when McCoy's contract bites us. Whaley tried signing a number of players today, but we weren't allowed to sign any of them because of the cap situation right now. It will not change, and there is nothing we can do to make it better.

    i never said it couldn't be made better. making it "better" is not the same as making it good.

    Jerry Sullivan

    in The Stadium Wall Archives

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    I don't know where Jerry gets this from that the team is going to regress next year. Who knows at this stage what will happen next year. Sully sadly has made a living off of being the negative guy.

     

    Ahhh, the Monday morning Jerry Sullivan thread.

     

    You know, it doesn't matter where you live. You don't have to read that stuff....ever, if you choose not to.

    lol....i especially love the threads simply titled "Jerry Sullivan."

     

    at least once a month a jerry bitchfest pops up with that same title and same-sounding complaint.

     

    "OOOOOHHHHH he's so MEAN!"

     

    i don't happen to agree with him, but we'll see. surely predicting doom and trouble for the bills has been a winning hand for a long time.

    Now is when McCoy's contract bites us in the butt

    in The Stadium Wall Archives

    Posted

    I know we're all supposed to hate Mike Rodak, but I think this piece is helpful for Bills fans...it also indirectly brings the dubious nature of McCoy's contract back up for discussion I know that's been done to death, but the article shows why in better detail:

    http://espn.go.com/blog/buffalo-bills/post/_/id/23161/answering-key-bills-2016-free-agency-and-salary-cap-questions

     

    I agree with most here that on a player-for-player basis, the trade worked (unless someone can convince me that Kiko would have lit it up here this year- I haven't seen anyone make that point). But the generous extension was unnecessary and ties our hands going forward. they basically overpaid McCoy to get him to report. Now we have a problem.

     

    The left side of our OL is going to get a big raise one way or the other. If/when we cut Mario, we probably have enough money to keep them, but not much more. McCoy's big cap number is a problem.

     

    If everyone can put their torches and pitchforks down long enough to accept that the defense could improve with a few new pieces, you could have some hope for next year- only now our options are limited due to cap restraints.

     

    Whaley's getting a chance to sort this out, but he must use better judgment going forward.

     

    We also need a HELL of a draft to fill some of these holes. This past year looks like Whaley's best so far, he'll need to prove it wasn't a fluke.

     

    I still think we're positioned to be BETTER next year, but the biggest obstacle is not Rex, it's our tight cap situation.

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Bills' 2016 Non-Division Opponents Finalized

    in The Stadium Wall Archives

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    Pray on.

    i don't pray about anything. i think the defense will be better and the offense will (hopefully) be close to what it was this year. if that happens,i see 10 wins next year ...a lot easier than i could this year.

     

    the obstacles are:

    1. not losing the left side of our line to free agency. and improving the right side.

    2. taylor not improving. a lot of people talk about him getting better as a foregone conclusion, but i think it's far from certain.

     

    i don't consider coaching a huge obstacle. we get the same level of coaching as at least 80% of the league.

    Robert Woods

    in The Stadium Wall Archives

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    I called him average once and caught hell for it- even though I considered it a complement.

     

    So I reconsidered, and changed my mind.

     

    Now I'd say he's average at best.

     

    Best QB we've had in years and he was almost invisible...other than his falls and drops.

     

    72nd in yardage. 1 TD every 4th game for his career...dispersed rather evenly, I might add. As bad as we need offensive help every year, his production has been very disappointing for a 2nd rounder.

     

    "BUT...B-BUT...NO WAY!...HE ALSO BLOCKS!!!!" they scream.

     

    He'd better, because he doesn't really do much else to help the team put points up. I don't understand why he escapes scrutiny.

    Pettine and Schwartz are NOT COMING BACK

    in The Stadium Wall Archives

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    So please stop saying it. They're like ex-girlfriends who had flaws that we now overlook because our current girlfriend has become a nightmare.

     

    But they're not coming back. Never, ever. Get it through your heads.

     

    Schwartz's value has never been higher - thanks to Rex Ryan. No way he's coming back here to let Ryan destroy his value.

     

    Pettine and Ryan never really got along, and Pettine doesn't need to crawl back into Ryan's shadow. He's already built his reputation, whatever it's worth.

     

    I'm sick and tired of reading posts that talk about bringing back Pettine or Schwartz. They're stupid and they're cluttering up the board. From now on, each poster who posts about bringing back Pettine or Schwartz owes me $1. I'll come find you.

     

    Stop the madness. They're never coming back.

    thank you.

    Lake Snow WARNING for tomorrow's game...

    in The Stadium Wall Archives

    Posted

    DAMN. these are my favorite games, hands down. I so wish i could be there. "When it's too tough for them, it's just right for us" pertains to Bills FANS too!

     

    Dressing up like a blue michelin man...tailgating in the snow with music and fires and great stuff cooking everywhere...CAN'T BEAT IT.

     

    Thank goodness Santa brought us a 50" tv to watch it on The kids will love it.

     

    What a great way to end New York's season!

     

    GO BILLS!!

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